Kennedy and GOP Clash on Economic Slowdown
President Kennedy and Republican leaders agree the economy is lagging but disagree on remedies. Kennedy proposes jobs programs and social measures funded by taxes, while Dirksen and Halleck denounce increased spending as boosting government power and hindering tax cuts. The clash signals the tone of the upcoming congressional campaign.
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Washington
Kennedy
Milwaukee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Dirksen
Halleck
New Frontier
GOP
High Court Upholds Beck Embezzlement Conviction
The Supreme Court in a 4 3 decision upholds the embezzlement conviction of Dave Beck former Teamsters president. Beck 66 was found guilty in King County Superior Court Washington state of pocketing 1900 from a Cadillac sale owned by the union. He was convicted in December 1957 but released on bail pending appeal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Clark
Justice Black
Warren
Douglas
Frankfurter
White
Beck
King County Superior Court
Washington State
Union
Abnormally warm weekend across Ohio sets new 1962 highs
The Weather Bureau reports a heat wave moving into the Hocking Valley with Columbus and Akron tying records for the date. Temperatures reached 91 in Columbus, 90s expected and winds from the south bring some relief, while southern and central Ohio stay 8 to 10 degrees above normal through Wednesday with light showers starting Thursday.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Columbus
Akron
Colum
Hocking Valley
Mercury
Zanesville
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chesapeake
Rev J Carl Plummer resigns from Logan First Methodist
The Rev J Carl Plummer announced his resignation as pastor of Logan's First Methodist Church during worship. The move is effective at the end of the conference year. He served four years in Logan after coming from Bigelow Portsmouth and also led Maple Grove Columbus High St Springfield Pleasant Ridge Springfield churches. Any successor will be named by Bishop Hazen G Werner, with appointments released June 9.
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J. Carl Plummer
Logan
First Methodist Church
Mr. Plummer
Bigelow Methodist Church
Portsmouth
Maple Grove Church
Columbus
High St. Church
Springfield
Pleasant Ridge Church
Celina
Ohio Wesleyan University
Boston University School of Theology
Hazen G. Werner
Lakeside
Chinese Reds Bombard Matsu Islands Briefly
The Chinese Communists shelled the Matsu Islands for the first time in 19 months, firing 22 rounds. The Nationalist Defense Ministry did not say if defenders replied, noting policy to ignore minor shellings.
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Taipei
Formosa
Matsu Islands
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Little Islands
Formosa Strait
Tennessee Mother And Son To Get Diplomas Same Time
Margie Page and her son Cecil will graduate together in Dover Tennessee next Friday as she earns a diploma alongside her child. She supported the family after her husband’s 1951 disability, balancing work at the county highway office with schooling. Father and daughter will attend, and Margie recalls earning a reprimand for gum in class while sharing the senior promevening walk.
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Tennessee
Dover, Tenn
Margie
Margie Page
Cecil
S. S. Page
Dover
Jack Whaley
Bricker Trustee Role Still in Doubt at OSU
Gov. DiSalle defers decision on replacing John W. Bricker as OSU trustee noting the appointment should not be tied to campus controversy. Bricker’s seven year term expired Sunday and he remains in place without action. DiSalle also defended nonpolitical timing and addressed Keys and Rhodes questions.
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Bricker
OSU
Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
John W. Bricker
U.S
Ohio State University
DiSalle
Newsmen
J. Grant Keys
Elyria
Congress
Keys
13Th
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
di Salle
James T. Welsh
Eleventh A Shot Explodes In Pacific Test Series
Washington reports the eleventh atmospheric nuclear test in the Pacific near Christmas Island. The Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department say the intermed iate yield device was dropped from an airplane, with yields between 20 000 and 1 million tons of TNT.
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Washington
U.S
Christmas Island
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Solid Fuel Rocket Engine Tests Declared Successful
In Redlands California officials termed the largest solid fuel rocket engine built by the United States a success. Built by Lockheed Propulsion Co the engine is said to be capable of 400000 pounds of thrust and intended for use in future moon rockets.
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Redlands
Calif
United States
Lockheed Propulsion Co
U S Marines Move Toward Thailand Amid Laos Crisis
U S forces enter heightened alert as President Kennedy orders precautionary measures and a 2000 man Marine detachment advances toward Southeast Asia. The aim is to deter Communist advances in Laos and ready intervention if needed. Ball cites pursuit of a peaceful Laos settlement with Pathet Lao pullback and a government of national union as immediate goals.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
U.S
Thailand
Laos
Little Kingdom
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
7Th Fleet
Paul D. Harkins
South
Viet Nam
Bangkok
George Ball
Soviet Union
Ball
Russia
Vancing
National Union
Vasily F. Kuznetsov
Frank Roberts
Moscow
Kremlin
Mekong
Souvanna
Butterfield
Vientiane
Formosa
Boun Oum
Phoumi Nosavan
South Central Reduces Rates In Hocking County
South Central Rural Electric Cooperative will cut average electricity rates by eight percent for Hocking County residents starting May 1 1962. The reduction stems from a merger transaction with Ohio Midland Light Power and Columbus Southern Ohio Electric, consolidating service areas and improving rural service with some areas seeing up to 15 percent reductions.
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Hocking County
South-Central Rural Electric Cooperative
Lancaster
Albert Aebersold
South-Central
Ohio-Midland Light & Power Co
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio-Midland
Columbus
C&soe
Reynoldsburg
Hilliard
Ohio
Midland
Groveport
Obett
Ashville
Laos Controversy At A Glance
Associated Press report outlines U S and regional actions as Laos crisis deepens. U S forces stand on alert in the United States and Pacific as Marines await landing permission in Thailand. Diplomats seek peace talks while rival princes press conditions.
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Washington
USS
United States
Pacific
U.S
Thailand
Laos
Vientiane
Loas
Boun Oum
Phoumi Nosavan
Bangkok
Paul D. Harkins
Viet Nam
Geneva
Paris
Souvanna Phouma
Khang
London
Southeast Asia
Foreign Office
Titov Home Says Pleased By Yanks
Spaceman Gherman Titov returned from the United States to Moscow and told Pravda there is no land better than the Soviet homeland. He praised the friendly smiles and hearty handshakes of ordinary Americans he met, but stressed his loyalty to the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Gherman Titov
United States
Titov
Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
America
Famed Cartoonist Richard Calkins Dies at 68
Richard W. Calkins, famed for creating Buck Rogers in 1929, died Saturday in Tucson at age 68.
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Tucson
Ariz
Richard W. Calkins
Buck Rogers
Possible U S Military Talk Of Attacking Red China Bases
Reliable informants report some Pacific military leaders discussed striking Red Chinese supply bases in Yunnan Province if Laos deteriorates further. Civilian leaders reportedly not receptive, and no immediate move expected. The debate echoes Korea era tensions over bombing Manchuria.
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Washington
Laos
China
U.S
Pacific
Yunnan
United States
Southeast Asia
Red China
Harry S. Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Manchuria
Korea
North Korea
U.N
Thailand
Sub Sam Houston to join Polaris subs on patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP reports the nuclear submarine Sam Houston will join six other Polaris firing submarines on operational patrol after completing a series of test firings.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Sam Houston
Laos Princes Balk Over Peace Talks
In Vientiane and Paris diplomats push for Laos peace talks while feuding princes refuse agreed preconditions. Pro-Communist forces push toward cease-fire lines as U S and Russia back Souvanna. Rebels threaten further offensives unless a political settlement is reached.
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Vientiane
Laos
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Paris
Mekong
Thailand
Khang Khay
Pathet Lao
Souvanna
United States
Russia
Laos Town Evacuated Amid Uncertain Red Threat
Houei Sai Laos was emptied by government troops and civilians after a mass evacuation into Thailand last week. The town, still flying the royal flag, saw 2000 Laotian troops flee as Reds captured Nam Tha and Muong Sing nearby. Eyewitness Dr Wiedermann described two days of hell with disorganized river crossings and possible casualties.
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Houei Sai
Laos
Phoney Chatamga
Nam Tha
Thailand
Muong Sing
Carl Wiedermann
Tom Dooley Foundation
Stock Market Slumps Further On Nervous Trading
New York stocks traded sharply lower as selling dominated the day. The AP average fell 2.50 to 233.60 as industrials and rails led the declines amid weak business signals and a late tape. Dow moved to 633.25 at noon with mixed results in bonds and U.S. Steel and big names sliding early.
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New York
Associated Press
Korea
Laos
At&t
Xerox
Polaroid
American Stock Exchange
Fifteen Ohioans Summoned by Anti-Red Probers
Fifteen people from the Cleveland area were subpoenaed by the House Committee on Un American Activities to testify at hearings beginning June 4. The committee did not identify the witnesses in keeping with its policy.
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Washington
Cleveland
House Committee On UN
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